From honeymoon to divorce, the latter stage – inarguably, poses the most risk to an employer from a reputational and litigation perspective. As a final chapter to the Small Business HR Mistakes blog series – “What You Don’t Know Can Cost You”, this article will highlight common mistakes employers make at “the end” of the …
Unlike large corporations, small medium enterprises (SMEs) simply don’t have the luxury of deep pockets, resources and expertise at their disposal. They are challenged to come up with creative solutions to stretch their dollar and get the most out of what resources they do have. This makes SME’s especially vulnerable to HR mistakes as one …
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In the world of small medium enterprises (SMEs), it is not uncommon to find companies operating without HR expertise despite employing upto hundreds of staff in some cases. These organizations are often lacking resources and pressed for time while juggling multiple roles – from accounting, to marketing to human resources. Consequently, HR mistakes are bound …
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In this final part of the internal workplace investigation series, let’s now examine the last set of risks highlighted in red below. If you are new to this series and would like to catch up on the previous blog posts, here are the links to Part 1 and Part 2. Risk #1: Internal politics skewing outcome …
Inside HR (Part 3) – Challenges with Internal Workplace Investigations Read More »
In continuation from my last post, let’s examine the next set of challenges in conducting internal investigations through a HR lens. Risk #1: Internal politics skewing outcome of investigation Risk #2: Bias Risk #3: Lack of time to effectively plan and conduct a thorough investigation Risk #4: Company policies that may be lacking or …
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